BACK TO THE HOT SPRINGS!

 PLEASE CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL THE PHOTOS OF OUR ACTIVITY TODAY!

Well, we had wanted to return to the HOT SPRINGS up Diamond Fork in Spanish Fork Canyon after our November late night hike in the FREEZING COLD and this weekend was the re-do!

Conner Dickson was happy to drive up with us...in his sweet ride!

 We had 8 RMs join us this time:
Glen Cassiano, Clark Livingston, Andrew Ripley (THE fiance), Sam Stanley, Matthew Bryson, Conner Dickson, Jenny Greenwood and Colton Anderson.  FUN CREW!!!

We never get tired of seeing you!!

It was a bit chilly to start, but nothing like November...


AND, we realized the incredible beauty of the area that we missed in the pitch black of night!

We kept going "Oh, look at this that we missed..."

 The trail is pretty awesome!  Well kept not too slick or steep.

We got a trusty scout at the top to take a photo of ALL of us together!

And then the real fun began...


The waterfall was so pretty, but it was COLD!
The hot springs come up nearer the ground below the falls, so these guys got very chilled!

And then in the pools around the base and further down, the water is being fed by some REALLY HOT water!


Oh, and it STINKS like sulfur!!

Clark was really extra crazy and went for the top peekhole of the falls!

President Taylor was photographer extraordinaire so we had to get him in a couple shots!
THANKS PRESIDENT T!!

And Conner was like a mountain goat running up the steep hill nearby and then down.

So, he jumped from the big rock on the left way over and down to the rocky shore...you cannot tell from this photo how huge a leap this was!

 And here is a nice panorama of the falls and down the trail if you click on it to see it bigger.

Conner ran down the trail and brought his truck up to pick us up to take us to the Highlander...we had to park way up the road since there were so many people there today!

 And it was a tailgate brunch afterwards before heading back down the canyon!

We all had a great time today!  It is wonderful getting out and getting exercise and talking on the trail to everyone and just catching up.


If you would like to join us in a future activity...
Message me, check our FB page or better yet, THINK OF OR PLAN AN ACTIVITY to invite us and other RM's to join in!  We are always game to host a hike, a meal, whatever!
May 9 is our next hike...thinking about Timp Caves or Stewart Falls or Forest Lake.

We hope that you can see the blessings of your mission daily!  The Doctrine of Christ means EVERYTHING to us!  It is WHY we can have so much fun, because we know the source of our joy!
 THANKS FOR BEING SUCH A PART OF THAT JOY IN OUR LIVES!